Archive · 16 Jan 2026
Shivakumar Downplays Meeting with Rahul Gandhi
DK Shivakumar, who is the Deputy Chief Minister and the president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), said he won't talk about his meetings with other party leaders in public.
He met Rahul Gandhi, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and said it was just a routine political interaction.
Shivakumar also talked about the work being done in Karnataka, like programs related to MNREGA, and some political changes in the Karnataka BJP.
He is going to Delhi on January 16 to meet Rahul Gandhi again and discuss the Assam Assembly polls.
He also said that a tweet he made about prayer not failing was from a talk he had about the Cauvery dispute.
DK Shivakumar refused to publicly discuss his interactions with party leaders, including a courtesy meeting with Rahul Gandhi.
He asserted that internal party discussions should not be debated in the media.
Shivakumar confirmed he would be visiting Delhi on January 16 to meet Rahul Gandhi and discuss the Assam Assembly polls.
He discussed state programs like MNREGA and political developments within the Karnataka BJP with party leaders.
His tweet about prayer not failing was explained as a personal experience shared at a business community program related to the Cauvery dispute.
- Who
- DK Shivakumar, Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC President
- What
- Shivakumar's meeting with Rahul Gandhi and his refusal to discuss it publicly
- When
- Tuesday (unspecified date), with a follow-up meeting on January 16
- Where
- Vidhana Soudha premises, Karnataka and Delhi
- Why
- To maintain the privacy of internal party discussions and routine political interactions
- Person
- DK Shivakumar
- Role
- Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC President
- Meeting
- Courtesy meeting with Rahul Gandhi
- Date of Meeting
- Tuesday (unspecified date)
- Travel Plans
- Visiting Delhi on January 16
- Programmes Discussed
- MNREGA and Karnataka BJP political developments
- Tweet Context
- Cauvery dispute developments
Sources
Will not discuss talks with party leaders in public: Shivakumar
Will remain active in Karnataka politics, says Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy
Don’t read too much into my meeting with Rahul Gandhi: D K Shivakumar
